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The offer you’ve all been waiting for is here! Free Dining has been released for late summer and fall 2018 travel dates. This offer is only around through July 7, 2018. Availability can and will sell out for dates before then, so book early and be flexible for more choices.

Similar to last year, value hotels and moderate hotels include the Quick Service Dining Plan. Deluxe and deluxe villa hotels include the basic Dining Plan. This year a minimum 4-Day Park Hopper is the required ticket.

There are several other discounts available for 2018 travel dates, so even if this option does not work for your trip, another may. Request your free Walt Disney World quote today. I look forward to hearing from you!

Free Dining

Savor the chance to experience an unforgettable stay in the middle of the magic! Enjoy a FREE dining plan when you purchase a non-discounted 5-night/6-day Magic Your Way package that includes a room at a select Disney Resort hotel and a ticket with a Park Hopper® Option.

Book Through
July 7, 2018

Valid for Arrivals Most Nights

August 20 through September 29

November 24 through November 27

December 7 through December 23

Explore Disney Resort hotels included in this non-discounted 5-night/6-day room and ticket package and the eligible Disney dining plan.

Note: Packages for other lengths of stay may be available. Minimum 4-night length of stay and 4-day ticket with Park Hopper Option required.

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets are now on sale! Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party takes place on select dates in November and December. The party features themed entertainment, characters, cookies, a unique parade and fireworks. These parties take place in the Magic Kingdom from 7 pm to midnight. The Magic Kingdom close entry at 6 pm to non-ticketed guests.

Save time and money by purchasing your tickets in advance. Parties can sell out, especially the most popular dates.

There are three options for free ticket delivery. Print at home is quick and easy. Standard domestic US delivery is free via USPS. Will call allows you to pick up a ticket on property.

2018 party dates and advance purchase prices are listed below. Prices do not include tax. Party tickets are purchased separately from vacation packages and are non-refundable. Party tickets can be linked in My Disney Experience.

Christmas in Walt Disney World is my favorite season of the year. It’s when the magical feels truly alive for me! If you’re planning to visit Walt Disney World at the end of this year, book now before your favorite hotel sells out. Submit your quote request today!

Picking the dates of your Walt Disney World vacation is one the first decisions you’ll make. If you’re not sure when you’d like to travel and would like an easy overview to help you decide, you’re in the right place! Already selected your trip dates and want a little more insight into that time of the year? Scroll down to find out more!

(Event dates accurate as of March 2018. Updates will be made as more info becomes available.)

January

Marathon Weekend January 3-7

Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 15

Pro Bowl in Orlando Jan 28

Festival of the Arts in Epcot starting January 12. New for 2018, this occurs all week with special entertainment on the weekends.

Crowds higher through the first weekend after New Year’s and around MLK Day

Ride and hotel pool refurbishments common. One water park closed for annual maintenance.

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets are now on sale! Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party takes place on select dates in November and December. The party features themed entertainment, characters, cookies, a unique parade and fireworks. These parties take place in the Magic Kingdom from 7 pm to midnight and the park is closed to all non-ticketed guests.

Save time and money by purchasing your tickets in advance. Parties can sell out, especially the most popular dates, so be sure to purchase in advance.

There are three options for free ticket delivery. Print at home is quick and easy. Standard domestic US delivery is free via USPS. Will call allows you to pick up a ticket on property.

2017 party dates and prices are listed below. Prices do not include tax. Party tickets are purchased separately from vacation packages and are non-refundable. Party tickets can be linked in My Disney Experience.

Day 4 started out with a morning in Hollywood Studios. Fearing a re-imagineering of the Great Movie Ride, it was a high priority for this trip. “Lasts” have become a common theme for our recent trips, but thankfully “firsts” have started to fill in some of those gaps.

We also saw Voyage of the Little Mermaid and ate lunch at Backlot Express. Voyage of the Little Mermaid was not as fun for our 2 year old as I thought it would be thanks to the mist during the show. I can’t blame him, I don’t enjoy being soaked in a theater unless it’s 90 degrees outside.

Day 3 started with a morning and afternoon outside the parks, then Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party that night!

We started the morning with two adults ending up standing outside their room door with no Magic Bands. I knew the Club desk could make a new room key, so one of us ran up to get that. Once we tried to use the new room key card, we got a red light.

Long story short, if the deadbolt is thrown inside the door, the electronic lock outside cannot open the door. Lucky for us, our 2 year hold could reach the deadbolt easier than he could reach the handle and probably threw it very early on in the process of us being locked out of the room. Eventually someone brought the key for the deadbolt, but it took several people attempting the lock before a manager finally had the magic touch to turn the lock. If you ever feel down, just think about that one time we locked our kid inside our room for 45 minutes.

The Springs

By the time this saga was solved, it was nearing time for our lunch reservation in Disney Springs. We parked at the new Lime Garage connected to Town Center, which was slick and easy compared to the old days of prowling surface lots for empty spots.

A new room discount is available for most days in November and December 2016. There are blackout periods for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. This may be the last discount we see for 2016, so if you’d like to travel this year, don’t delay and miss out on a savings opportunity!

You can submit a Quote Request on our site for any trip dates through 2017, but if you’re specifically interested in this offer please make a note in the comments box. See more details about this new offer below.

Holiday Season Room Discount

Save up to 20%* on rooms at select Walt Disney World® Resort hotels for stays most nights Nov. 6-Nov. 10, Nov. 13-Nov. 22, Nov. 26-Dec. 23, 2016 when you book Aug. 8-Oct. 8, 2016. It’s like getting one of the nights FREE when you book a 5-night stay at a select Disney Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resort.

*The number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited. Length-of-stay requirements may apply. Savings based on the non-discounted price for the same room. Additional per-adult charges may apply if more than two adults per room at Disney Value, Moderate and Deluxe Resorts. Cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion. Advance reservations required. Offer excludes campsites, 3-bedroom villas, Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Villas and Bungalows, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – The Little Mermaid Standard Rooms. 20% savings for select Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts; lower savings may be available for other Resorts.

The Candlelight Processional is Christmas traditioperformed nightly in Epcot. The Candlelight Processional uses a choir, orchestra and celebrity narrator to tell the Christmas story from a biblical perspective.

The show runs after Thanksgiving and before New Year’s Eve (November 25-December 30, 2016). It runs three times a night in the American Gardens Theatre, 5:00 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8:15 PM and is about 45 minutes long. IllumiNations, with a special holiday tag, starts at 9:30 during the Christmas season. If you enjoy the 8:15 show, you’ll want to find your viewing spot around the lagoon immediately after the show is over.

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets are now on sale! Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party takes place on select dates in November and December. The party features themed entertainment, characters, cookies, a unique parade and fireworks. These parties take place in the Magic Kingdom from 7 pm to midnight and the park is closed to all non-ticketed guests.

Save time and money by purchasing your tickets in advance. Parties can sell out, especially the most popular dates, so be sure to purchase in advance.

There are three options for free ticket delivery. Print at home is quick and easy. Will call allows you to pick up a ticket on property. Standard domestic US delivery is free via USPS.

2016 party dates and prices are listed below. Prices do not include tax. Party tickets are purchased separately from vacation packages and are non-refundable. Party tickets can be linked in My Disney Experience.

January 3, 2016 marks the last day the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights will run in Hollywood Studios. [Since I originally wrote this, Disney extended the run to January 6. Park hours at Hollywood Studios have also been regularly extended to help accommodate the large crowds that have come to bid the Lights adieu.] The Osborne Lights are hands down my favorite part of Christmas season at Walt Disney World, and they will be sorely missed. In honor of the Lights, I’m going to share my memories from the few short years we marveled at them. These photos aren’t award winning, but they all take me back to wonder filled moments.

January 2009
This was the first time we experience the Osborne Lights. I knew what they were and that it was a great fortune the beginning of our trip overlapped with the last days they ran for the season. Little can prepare you for the actual experience of standing among millions of Dancing Lights.